He has landed a journalistic job at the Universal Press Agency in
Washington (not state), but the graveyard shift and a strange roommate
fail to boost Albert Nostrans morale. A big news event would improve
matters, but then it is his worst nightmare: JOHN LENNON IS SHOT. Not
sufficiently trained, more a litterateur than a reporter, his dispatches
fail to elicit unadulterated praise. A ray of hope, however, materializes
in the presence of an iconoclastic copy girl. Charming, but.
A series of less than inspiring/resume-unfit jobs ensue until another
newspaper man turns the main character on to the notion of freelancing.
A more down-to-earth lass provides him with multi-layered
opportunity.
In ALL OF THE NIGHT, we are plunged inside the world of the press
agency, journalism and beyond (and below). A recent college
graduate, nibbled at by a couple of above-average demons, wrestles
to emerge in the world of full-blown, chafing adults.
Like the critically acclaimed The Big Jiggety and Pop the Plug (check
Xlibris and Amazon), All of the Night is laced with a compelling blend
of humor and pathos, underscored by Nostrans piquant, sometimes
profound, seldom pedestrian, commentary and a panoply of (despite
the night) colorful characters giving the protagonist a reason or two to
push ahead even though (or perhaps because) the deck is stacked
with jokers.
Circa l’autore
Born 1958, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, writer, artist, musician, published Les Maléfices du fardeau d’Atlas—his first book of poetry was published in 1985. He has written five novels, including The Big Jiggety (Xlibris, 2005) and Pop the Plug (Xlibris 2012). Also his verse has been published in The Poet’s Domain. His short stories and, on occasion, art work, have found a niche in Happy, Kinesis, The Quill, The Urban Age, Voie Express USA, The Threshold, The Writer’s Round Table and Moscow’s renowned Inostrania Literatura (next to T. C. Boyle). Writing in both English and French, his works have been translated into Spanish and Russian. Aside from selling books and the occasional painting (see Flickr/The Big Jiggety), he currently earns a living in Washington, DC, as a French-English interpreter/translator and likes to sing and play old rock and roll with a few friends (see You Tube: Big Jiggety).
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